STURGIS — A 45-year-old man was struck by a pickup truck and killed early Monday in southeastern St. Joseph County, police said.

The man, whose name has not been released, was walking in the southbound lane of South Centreville Road in Sturgis at about 2:35 a.m. when he was hit from behind by a southbound truck driven by a 61-year-old Sturgis man, according to the Sturgis Police Department.

Sturgis police and firefighters responded to the scene just south of Fawn River Road after receiving a report of an accident with injuries involving a truck and pedestrian. Authorities said the 45-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police also did not release the name of the truck driver early Monday, pending the ongoing investigation of the incident.